Electric trucks

[lewisfk]

Guys this tread is dedicated to Rivian and Ford's billion dollar partnership, and the future all electric F-150. God Bless Elon Musk for getting the ball rolling!
Please feel free to throw your hate my way!





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXFHgoon7lg

[Atli126]

Cool! No hate from me!

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[exitspeed]

No, I’m on board. This shit right here!!

https://youtu.be/poiJDxktMqo

Now I don’t know how this all works of a full days work in the real world. But that’s fucking amazing.

[BOROSUN]

i got to peek at the tesla semi trucks. its pretty beastly. 2motors per axle.

[DALAZ_68]

i got to peek at the tesla semi trucks. its pretty beastly. 2motors per axle.

you watch the Truckla Youtube vid yet. :w00t:

[lewisfk]

A small update, and a hybrid mustang dropping mid 2020.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28947992/electric-ford-f-150-2021-planned/

[brndck]

an electric truck would be rad for towing, as soon as they can increase the range and decrease charge time.

5-600 mile range is a must.

[lewisfk]

The trucks start with a 400 mile range. They will probably add a charging system similar to Tesla to increase the range. Remember, they have plenty of room with the truck vs the car.

[DJPimpFlex]

https://www.atlismotorvehicles.com/xt-truck

This looks very promising. I'm all in for an electric pick up as long as I can pull a 2 car trailer a decent way.

[Dboyizmlg]

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[souljaseth33]

I am excited for the Tesla pickup to be announced. Hopefully later this month.

I grabbed a few photos of the semi on a recent trip to CA. They wouldn't let us inside or take photos of the interior.

https://i.imgur.com/8RkWGcr.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RnPZ2nV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Jj6mBdN.jpg

[lewisfk]

^^ That's awesome! Everyone should know, Volvo is owned by the Chinese Government and have fully operating electric semi trucks on the road . I saw an electric Coca Cola Truck in Austin, Texas last week. I did not see a logo on the truck but it said electric powered.

https://electrek.co/2019/02/21/volvo-delivers-first-electric-trucks/

[souljaseth33]

Tesla Cybertruck to be announced Nov 21.

Performance model supposedly to be faster than Porsche 911...

[DJPimpFlex]

Tesla Cybertruck to be announced Nov 21.

Performance model supposedly to be faster than Porsche 911...

Hopefully performance and towing are the same model because I want it allll. Totally ready to trade my Ram for one.

[lewisfk]

Tesla strikes first, 21 Nov they unveil their pick up truck.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/08/success/tesla-pickup-reveal/index.html

[exitspeed]

I’m looking forward to the wild, totally realistic promises (cost, release date, etc) that come from Elon’s mouth during the announcement.

[ronmcdon]

wouldnt be surprised if theres going to be delays and the product takes a year or two to get dialed in, but as the OP said its good they’re starting something. other than ford / rivian, doesnt seem like theres any competition. regardless excited to see what happens.

model 3 took a bit to get dailed in but seems to do well now. just test drove a model 3 long range few weeks ago with family member who wanted to get one. Was more responsive in handling than I anticipated for a 4,000lb car. only things I disliked was boring exterior / interior design, no carplay / android auto, large monitor in the center, 20 inch wheel only option for performance trim. if I were rich I could see daily driving one.

[lewisfk]

Here is another review.

https://youtu.be/5FrNmqYPX2I

[ronmcdon]

Tesla cybertruck reveal. Idk what to think of it. No way production model's going to end up looking like that.

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-this-is-it-1839984174

[exitspeed]

This is the most ridiculous thing Elon has done so far.

I get the idea of wanting to make is soooo futuristic, but it actually looks ducking USELESS. I mean that “bed” isn’t even accessible.

I love Total Recall as much (probably more) than the next guy but those car designs were done nearly 30 years ago.

No Elon. Just no. Go back to the drawing board.

EDIT: guarantee Tesla stocks plunge today.

[exitspeed]

Said to my wife this morning, Tesla stocks are going to plummet today.

Down 6% right now.

[ronmcdon]

its not at all that pratical as an alternative to say a f150. maybe as an alternative to ridgeline or small truck it makes more sense.

i suspect this is closer to concept than finished model. I do like there being a 3 motor setup, 500 mile range, and how that might be the future for EV’s. not my thing but much more interesting and far less offensive than the mustang fat-e

[lewisfk]

I watched the video and this shit is a disappointment to say the least!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-CWAZ9T30w

[exitspeed]

Best part of the whole thing was the shatterproof window demo...where both windows shattered. Lol

[S14rebuild]

Shit was halirous on them shatter proof windows.

I know its a protype..but that shit is hideous. Nighthawk on wheels and no wings..uhhh.

At this point i feel like musk can roll out the weiner mobile, say its full electric n there be lines of people wantn to buy one

[ronmcdon]

GM should have something by late ‘21, although there doesnt seem to be any meaningful details anywhere so far

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a29890794/lordstown-and-gm-electric-pickups/

[exitspeed]

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/25/tesla-shares-rise-as-musk-says-cybertruck-reservations-hit-200000/

There’s apparently at least 200000 people with really bad taste that want one of these things. Wait until they find out it’s not going to cost close to $40 when it first comes out.

[souljaseth33]

Tesla will most likely release the mid or top tier models before the low end. They did this with the Model 3 when it was finally in production. So if you reserve one of the $39,000 model, it will be an even longer wait.

[U12Bluebird]

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/25/tesla-shares-rise-as-musk-says-cybertruck-reservations-hit-200000/

There’s apparently at least 200000 people with really bad taste that want one of these things. Wait until they find out it’s not going to cost close to $40 when it first comes out.

Too bad these deposits are all refundable.

[HannahHowton]

And what truck do you want to have electrick one, but what is the best for you?

[heliontr]

I hope its better looking than the Tesla Truck. That one is ugly.

[niabolds]

Has anybody here seen pictures of the Nikola Motors' Badger electric truck? It looks a lot better than the Rivian and Tesla truck.

[kingkilburn]

I drive a local delivery truck. I don't see long haul switching any time soon. Too much of the payload is eaten up by batteries and motors. Short haul/local delivery in "smaller" trucks seems like a no brainier depending on ROI.

What I'm really waiting to see is diesel-electric long haul rigs. Seems like an obvious answer. Big power on tap at all times. Any outside charging is a bonus rather than a necessity. You won't ever see trucks down daily for as long as it'd take to charge to full, and big chunks of the country don't even have charging stations with a high enough output for current cars let alone big rigs.

[zombiewolf513]

yeah, diesel-electric does seem obvious doesnt it. considering the downtime at rest stops that could be used for charging, j-braking and regenerative braking to charge might reduce noise emmision. Wonder why it isnt mainstream

[kingkilburn]

When I say diesel-electric I mean like a train. Diesel generator driving electric motors, though in this case it'd probably be better to have it charge batteries and capacitors rather than always directly driving the motors.

[zombiewolf513]

Yeah, makes sense. Must be a lot of size a weight constraints for the tech to overcome

[lewisfk]

Has anybody here seen pictures of the Nikola Motors' Badger electric truck? It looks a lot better than the Rivian and Tesla truck.

Diesel Brothers are really pushing this truck. It looks good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dmgSogMO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbNopvpSbzU

[S14rebuild]

Yea, cause of that epa lawsuit they got bitch slapped with.... stop deleting truck exhausts and shown it on discovery channel lol

[tromer9]

Is anyone excited about the upcoming Hummer EV truck?

[lewisfk]

Is anyone excited about the upcoming Hummer EV truck?

The last thing I heard about Hummer is that a Chinese company bought them. I need a ev truck that can tow and haul. Hummers have no bed and are too bulky for what it is.

[silverarrow27]

Hummer ended up not getting bought by a Chinese company. I thought so too, but when I did a little research earlier this year, it ended up that the sale didn't go through for whatever reason. Hummer still American.

As for trucks & buses, looks like the government is pushing FCEVs which I also support for vehicles over EVs until there are battery swapping stations available.